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In article <5golqg$ps0$1@news.hal-pc.org>, jguthrie@brokersys.com 
says...
>
>In comp.os.linux.networking Mike Di <beavis@strive.net> wrote:
>> In article <5ggo7r$inv@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU>, mfrancis@ecr.mu.oz.au 
says...
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>> >Does anyone know of any software which will monitor dialup lines?
>> >I need something that can boot users after a given number of minutes
>> >per day, in certain times of the day. I need this to be able to 
monitor
>> >PPP connections and also handle pap/chap connections.
>
>> >I am currently using Dial-Up Utils v2.0.7 which unfortunately 
doesn't live
>> >up to my needs.
>
>> Ya, it's called portmaster code dumbass. It means buy a portmaster 
and stop 
>> trying to kill your linux box!
>
>Some people don't have the luxury of being able to go out and buy
>whatever they want.  In that case, it helps to be able to "roll your
>own."  I've been operating on a continuously thickening shoestring for
>some time now, so I have quite a bit of experience with "make it do or
>do without."
>
>As it happens, I wrote a bit of code called "killidle" that can be
>used to kill ppp connections based upon their average traffic.  When
>it drops below a certain average, (set by the number of packets in a
>failed pop3 poll, as I recall) the user is disconnected.  The idea
>behind using an average was to not knock off the people who were
>working locally on email or Usenet messages but still kill the morons
>who leave their machine on polling for mail while they are at work.
>
>Unfortunately, it doesn't do anything like limiting users to X minutes
>per day and it would 
>
>I also wrote a RADIUS client for init/pppd/login (based upon the
>merit.edu sample code.)  I can build a PM2E-30 equivalent for under
>$1000, less than half of what one costs new.  Well, I used to be able
>to do that.  I don't do that sort of thing anymore, because we've
>gone past the point where terminal servers hooked to modems are
>useful.
>
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Well, I was just kidding about the dumbass part, and I can't just buy 
whatever I want. But I will tell you that trying to hack it out instead 
of just biting the bullet and spending the money will blow up in your 
face at the worst time. And you know it i'm sure. So whatever...

						-Mike Di